The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

With Vester's help, everything started to fall into place.

A few nights later, Darius Archer had to step out for an evening event-finally, the perfect window to put their plan into action.

To assist them, Vester volunteered to attend the gala with Darius, keeping him out

of the way.

That evening, as soon as Citrine and Sebastian received Vester's signal, they moved without hesitation.

Sebastian had already hacked into the estate's security system earlier that morning, disabling every camera on the premises. Wasting no time, they hurried upstairs.

Sebastian had also cracked the code to the locked door in advance, so getting inside was a breeze.

But once they entered, both of them froze.

Across the room, two armed guards stood on patrol. Citrine recognized their uniforms immediately-they matched those worn by the soldiers from Mirage Cay.

Their eyes met in a split second of silent understanding, and they pressed themselves flat against the wall, reacting instinctively.

Citrine turned her head to whisper to Sebastian, "They're armed. You can still back out now."

Sebastian paused, then broke into a grin. "Do you really think I'm the kind to run when things get tough?"

Citrine didn't answer, her gaze locked coldly on the two guards.

"I'll count down from three. On one, we move."

"Understood." Sebastian didn't hesitate for an instant.

Citrine counted under her breath. As she whispered “one,” both she and Sebastian somersaulted across the floor, closing in on the guards.

faces went pale as they raised their guns, but before they could fire, Citrine and Sebastian struck in perfect unison, knocking

the muzzles to the guards'

Take us to the safe," Sebastian ordered,

we'll do whatever you say!"

One of the guards knelt down and retrieved a remote control

glance—a glimmer of triumph flashing in their

secret study. The

ten minutes. I'll handle things here-go work on the safe," Citrine said, taking

knowing every second counted, hurried to

brand—he shot a

you," they replied at

the cabinet, grabbed the laptop, and immediately began hacking into the manufacturer's headquarters,

asked softly, "How's

there," Sebastian murmured, fingers flying across the

ticked by. Only

nerves were stretched

at the screen-it was a message from

documents? Darius Archer

with one hand, "Arrange a car for

her phone back into her pocket just as—click—the safe popped

"Hurry, Archer's already on his way

gathered all the files from the

at gunpoint,

the ground floor, the sound of a car

face fell. "Damn, Archer's

Sebastian's expression grew tense.

the rear exit and said urgently, "We'll use the

they turned and moved quickly in the